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  There are many cool things that can be done with My Maps, but this is one that uses Google Sheets.  Often when students are reading a novel, they have no location context to put cities or places that are mentioned.  There are teachers that have been using Google Lit Trips for many years, but what if you are unable to use Google Earth?  What if you want a simpler activity that students can complete quickly? What if you want something that is accessible to students in their G Suite Drive? You can build a quick activity using Google Sheets and My Maps.  Here's how: 1. Set up your Google Sheet Provide headers for anything you want included on the pop-ups for the markers on the map.  Here I have set up so students can add the following: Place, Description, Chapter, Location, Support Link 2. Fill in the data This can be done by you, or you can share the sheet with your students and have them fill it in.  Any cells can be left blank, with the...

There is an addition in your "More" area when creating items in Google - it's called Google My Maps. This is a great place to create some customized maps which can be saved and shared just like other Google items in Drive.  Some applications - creating a map of schools in your league mapping traveling routes viewing where students in your class are clustered a map of local historical sites mapping locations in a novel students are reading The easiest way to create a map is to use or create a Google Spreadsheet with the data.  Make sure to use headers on your spreadsheet for importing purposes! My friend Joe Rommel over at Berrien RESA has blogged here about how to import this into a Map - Your browser does not support iframes.